etymology of Belarus

[Edward M Dumanis]

We are not talking about Pomory but about the inhabitants of the Kiev/Kyev
Rus'. In order for a geographic place to have a specific name, there must
be a reason for that. I do not see any reasonable explanation of how would
the people we are discussing right now know of the area that they had not
dealt with (unless there is an evidence to the contrary).

On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Pavel Samsonov wrote:

> > I am in doubt that the inhabitants of the Ancient Rus' had any knowledge
> > about the White Sea at that time. Is there any evidence of that?
>
> The regions adjacent to the White Sea have been largely populated since
> Neolith. This is a very rich area in terms of soils, animals and fish. So
> although Pomory (Russians who moved to that region) may have strarted living
> there since 15 th century, there is no way the place was unknown to Russians
> much earlier.
>
> Pavel Samsonov
> Txas A&M University
>
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